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Posted by janejj on November 25, 2001, at 21:20:27
Hi,
I have been taking prozac for a month now, 10mg for the first half and 20mg for the second. The extreme lows seem to have gone, but i still feel down and agitated and not particularly happy. I increased 10 mg to 20mg because i had a breakdown at the hospital walk in centre i was attending for an unrelated medical issue and ended up being put on a form 1 and told i could not leave the hospital. Luckily my boyfriend managed to persuade them to let me go and the dose was increased. However i'm just not happy and i don't want to keep going back to the doctor. Is this just my personality and the prozac has made me the best i will ever be ? Do you think it would be worth trying a higher dose, or shall i just give up ? I totally want to give up now, it just seems that there really isn't a way out of all this. I can't stop all these negative thoughts and i can't feel happy, so whats the point ? I'm 22 and i really can't face the fact that i'm going to spend the rest of my life like this.
Sorry for my ramblings, just need some help, anything that is just going to make me feel better, thats all i want. I'm fed up of stoney faced uncaring doctors, i know they don't really have to care, but i hate it when they seem so cold and uninterested, it makes me want to cry even more......whats wrong with my stupid head.
J
Posted by tensor on November 26, 2001, at 10:04:57
In reply to Prozac dose, Tipping over the edge., posted by janejj on November 25, 2001, at 21:20:27
Hi janejj,
I definitely think it would be worth trying a higher dose. When I got depressed for the first time, I was 20, my pdoc put me on Prozac and the final dose I reached was 40mg after a month. I had exactly the same thought as you have now, but you will see that when your depression lifts you will get another perspective of life and things than you have now.
It's not really a big thing to take antidepressants. I never responded to Prozac, it was Remeron that finally helped me. There's is a huge amount of different AD's and sooner or later you/your doc will find someone that helps you, in case you don't respond to Prozac.
If you have problems with uncaring doctors, try to find another one. I think it's very helpful to do your own research, about your illness and different meds and how they work etc. Then you can present your own ideas about your medications and doses to your doc./tensor
Posted by janejj on November 26, 2001, at 21:42:51
In reply to Re: Prozac dose, Tipping over the edge., posted by tensor on November 26, 2001, at 10:04:57
Hi Tensor,
Thanks for your words of encouragment, made me feel better ! I think I'll go back to the doc and ask for a higher dose and if that doesn't work see if something else can. I spoke to this woman today and she gave me the name and number of a good doctor she knows, so i think i'll give her a try !
Take Care
J
Hi janejj,
>
> I definitely think it would be worth trying a higher dose. When I got depressed for the first time, I was 20, my pdoc put me on Prozac and the final dose I reached was 40mg after a month. I had exactly the same thought as you have now, but you will see that when your depression lifts you will get another perspective of life and things than you have now.
> It's not really a big thing to take antidepressants. I never responded to Prozac, it was Remeron that finally helped me. There's is a huge amount of different AD's and sooner or later you/your doc will find someone that helps you, in case you don't respond to Prozac.
> If you have problems with uncaring doctors, try to find another one. I think it's very helpful to do your own research, about your illness and different meds and how they work etc. Then you can present your own ideas about your medications and doses to your doc.
>
> /tensor
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